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== Football Grounds that I have visited == |
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Sometimes, I like to make lists. I also like facts. Here are some lists of pertinent facts about my life.
Books I have read
All the books I've read, or at least can remember reading; most recent first (except "others" and "unfinished"):
2009
- Lewycka, Marina — A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
- McKie, David — Great British Bus Journeys: Travels Through Unfamous Places
- Marchant, Ian — Parallel Lines
- Stevens, Tess — Sold
- Goldacre, Ben — Bad Science
2008
- Crace, Jim — The Pesthouse
- Haddon, Mark — A Spot of Bother
2007
- Palin, Michael — Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
- Saunders, Kate and Stanford, Peter — Catholics and Sex: From Purity to Purgatory
- "Belle de Jour" — The Secret Adventures of a London Call-Girl
- Paxman, Jeremy — Through the Volcanoes: A Central American journey
- Morgan, Alan — A fine and private place: Jesmond Old Cemetery
- Wallace, Danny — Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe
- Nabokov, Vladimir — Lolita
- Prasad, V. J. — English
asis a Foreign Language - Asimov, Isaac — I, Robot
2006
- Augustus, Patrick — Don't Make Me Laugh
- Zamyatin, Evgeny — We
- Crystal, David — The English Language
- Orwell, George — Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Cassani, Barbara — Go, an Airline Adventure
- Shelley, Mary — Frankenstein
- Pearson, Michael — Iron Roads to the Far North & Kyle
- Clarkson, Jeremy — The World According to Clarkson
- Schiller, Friedrich — On the Aesthetic Education of Man
2005
- Bolt, Rodney — Xenophobe's Guide to the Dutch
- Haddon, Mark — The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
- Palin, Michael — Around the World in 80 Days
- Brown, Dan — The Da Vinci Code
- Elizer, Ben — Jewish Humour
- Moore, Michael — Idiot Nation (extracts from "Stupid White Men")
- Haddon, Celia — One Hundred Secret Thoughts Cats Have About Humans
- Clough, Brian — Autobiography
- Enright, Dominique — The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill
- Parsons, Tony — Man & Boy
- Tarrant, Chris — Millionaire Moments
- Humphrys, John — Lost for Words
- Bragg, Melvyn — The Adventure of English
- Granado, Alberto — Travelling with Che Guevara
2004
- Klein, Naomi — No Logo
- Schlosser, Eric — Fast Food Nation
Other
- Barry, Robert — A Theory of Almost Everything: A Scientific and Religious Quest for Ultimate Answers
- Bradbury, Ray — Fahrenheit 451
- Dahl, Roald — "The Twits", "James and the Giant Peach", "Boy", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", inter alia
- Dickens, Charles — Great Expectations
- Dickens, Charles — Oliver Twist
- Elton, Ben — This Other Eden
- Ganjabhang, Dr. V. S. — The Pothead's Little Instruction Book
- Lee, Harper — To Kill a Mockingbird
- Lewis, C.S. — The Chronicles of Narnia (complete series)
- Lorca, Federico García — Bodas de Sangre (Spanish)
- Márquez, Gabriel García — Crónica de una muerte anunciada (Spanish)
- Orwell, George — Animal Farm
- Shakespeare, William — A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Shakespeare, William — Romeo and Juliet
- Truss, Lynn — Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Unfinished
- Hitler, Adolf — Mein Kampf [abandoned - too long and boring]
- Scruton, Roger — Kant: A Very Short Introduction [started but stopped, but will return]
- Solnit, Rebecca – Wanderlust: a History of Walking [abandoned - too long and boring]
- Tolkein, J.R.R. — The Hobbit [abandoned - too long and boring]
to be continued...
Capital Cities that I have visited
- Amsterdam — note
- Belfast
- Berlin
- Bratislava
- Cardiff
- Dublin
- Edinburgh
- London
- Paris
- Port Louis
- Prague
- Stockholm
- Vienna
Gigs I have been to
A by no means exhaustive list
- 3 Colours Red
- AntiProduct
- Chas & Dave
- Ginger
- Lemon Jelly
- Madness
- Radiohead
- Super Furry Animals
- Travis
- The Wildhearts
Festivals
The Proms
Leeds 2003
- All-American Rejects
- Beck
- Blur
- British Sea Power
- Electric Six
- Grandaddy
- Keane
- The Polyphonic Spree
- Spooks
- The Streets
Leeds 2004
Lowlands 2006
- Arctic Monkeys
- DJ Shadow
- Fun Lovin' Criminals
- Guillemots
- De Kevers — Dutch Beatles cover band
- Lostprophets
- The Magic Numbers
- Massive Attack
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Muse
- Orson
- Placebo
- Spinvis
Metro Systems on which I have travelled in their entirity
- Croydon Tramlink
- Docklands Light Railway
- Glasgow Subway
- Midland Metro
- Nottingham Express Transit
- Prague Metro
- Tyne and Wear Metro
Airlines on which I have travelled
Airports I have used
Football Grounds that I have visited
Current Football League Grounds
- AFC Bournemouth
- Aston Villa (*)[1]
- Barnet
- Barnsley
- Blackpool
- Bradford City (*)
- Brentford
- Brighton &Hove
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Bury
- Carlisle United × 2 (2*)
- Charlton Athletic
- Chelsea (*)[2]
- Cheltenham Town
- Chester City
- Chesterfield × 2
- Colchester United
- Coventry City (*)
- Crewe Alexandra
- Crystal Palace (*)
- Doncaster Rovers
- Derby County (*)
- Darlington × 2 (2*)
- Fulham × 2 (1*)[3]
- Gillingham × 2
- Grimbsy Town
- Hartlepool United × 4 (1*)
- Hereford United
- Huddersfield Town × 2
- Hull City (*)
- Leeds United (*)
- Leyton Orient × 2 (1*)
- Luton Town
- Manchester City (*)
- Manchester United × 2 (2*)
- Middlesbrough × 2 (2*)
- Millwall
- Newcastle United × 4 (3*)
- Northampton Town
- Nottingham Forest
- Notts. County
- Oldham Athletic
- Peterborough United × 2
- Plymouth Argyle
- Port Vale
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading (*)
- Rochdale
- Rotherham United
- Scunthorpe United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Southend United
- Stockport County
- Stoke City
- Sunderland (*)
- Swindon Town
- Tottenham Hotspuer (*)
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- West Ham United (*)
- Wigan Athletic
- Wrexham
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Yeovil Town
Non-League Grounds
- Cambridge United
- Hampton & Richmond
- Kingstonian
- Newcastle Blue Star (*)
- Rushden & Diamonds
- St. Albans City (*)
- Stevenage (*)
- Torquay United
- Washington Ikeda-Hoover (*)
- Whitley Bay (*)
- York City
Former Grounds
- Darlington (Feethams) (*)
- Doncaster Rovers (Belle Vue)
- Enfield (Southbury Road) (*)
- Fulham (Craven Cottage) × 2 (1*)[3]
- Oxford United (Manor Ground)
- Milton Keynes Dons (National Hockey Stadium)
Scottish League Grounds
- Berwick Rangers (*)
- Gretna (*)
Other Grounds
- Cardiff Millennium Stadium × 2